The $467-million Brightwater Treatment Plant serves as the hub of the $1.8-billion Brightwater Regional Wastewater System, which includes 13 miles of conveyance tunnels, a reclaimed water distribution system, a marine outfall into Puget Sound and an offsite pumping station.
In a first for grocery chain Fred Meyer, its oldest Portland location had an $11.4-million remodeling while the store was unoccupied. The 1950s building had three earlier expansions or remodelings.
The $11.1-million, 20,000-sq-ft casino pays homage to the fishing heritage of the Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs. The three casino facades symbolize the three tribes in the confederacy and the fishing platforms are represented by large sculptural elements rising over 30 ft.
Even before it was completed in 2011, a critical bridge in Delaware weathered—with flying colors—a rare earthquake, Hurricane Irene and a tropical storm.
The 131,314-sq-ft Center for Built Environment and Infrastructure Studies provides a shared facility for academic engineering and design programs at Morgan State University in Baltimore.